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TIL that while chimpanzees can be violent, mankind’s closest relative –the bonobo– has never once been observed killing another member of the same species.

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OoEgY TIL: "Dyscalculia is a learning disability in math. People with dyscalculia have trouble with math at many levels. They often struggle with key concepts like bigger vs. smaller. And they can have a hard time doing basic math problems and more abstract math."
78YPr TIL in 2013, a body of a woman was found in a water tank on the roof of a hotel in LA after guests of the hotel began complaining about low water pressure and water that was "colored black and had an unusual taste".
R5w99 TIL in 2021, an advisory was issued in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for motorcyclists to install a flexible safety antenna that would connect to the mudguard or handlebar of the motorcycle, arch over the rider, and connect to the rear, in order to prevent death or injury from glass-laced kite strings.
gr0o9 TIL Buzz Aldrin brougth Wine and Bread on board Apollo 11 to take Communion ON THE MOON
AmB7 TIL that Star Wars: The Force Awakens was co-written by Lawrence Kasdan, the same man who wrote The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark